Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

7.	Property, Plant and Equipment

	December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Land, buildings and improvements	$	44,255	$	39,773
Machinery and equipment		125,654		121,681
Tools, dies and auxiliary equipment		31,958		29,277
Furniture and fixtures		22,091		22,324
Leasehold improvements		5,504		5,011
Construction-in-progress		5,952		4,747
		235,414		222,813
Less accumulated depreciation		171,375		162,147
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	64,039	$	60,666

Depreciation expense was $11.3 million, $11.3 million, and $11.9 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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